> Doesn't make sense to me. Why would anyone want to have their bookmarks managed by Google if privacy is their goal.

I'm pretty sure you can encrypt your synced bookmarks: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/165139?hl=en&visit_...

> With a passphrase, you can use Google's cloud to store and sync your Chrome data without letting Google read it. Your payment methods and addresses from Google Pay aren't encrypted by a passphrase.

And why exactly does usage of Chromium imply more of privacy goal than usage of Chrome?